Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Lille clings to 1st place ahead of Marseille match

PARIS (AP) — Lille has seen its five-point lead in the French league wiped out over the last two matches, just as defending champion Marseille's title bid is gathering momentum.

Lille tops the league only on goal difference from Rennes, Marseille is only one point behind in third place and Paris Saint-Germain is just two points adrift in fourth spot.

Lille travels to Marseille on Sunday and Lille midfielder Florent Balmont thinks his team will need plenty of grit and determination to get a result at Stade Velodrome.

"We'll need to be very strong because we're going to suffer a lot over there," Balmont said. "If we get a point there we'll be happy with that because we'll …

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